Greco-Persian Wars - First Invasion of Greece (492–490 BC)

First Invasion of Greece (492–490 BC)

First Persian invasion
of Greece
  • Lindos
  • Naxos
  • Karystos
  • Eretria
  • Marathon

After conquering Ionia, the Persians began to plan their next moves: extinguishing the threat to their empire from Greece and punishing Athens and Eretria. The resultant first Persian invasion of Greece consisted of two main campaigns.

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